Mason Empty Depot – Georgia Ports Authority

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) serves as a critical link in the United States’ supply chain for a region crossing the Southeast and reaching up into the Midwest. As part of a $27 million expansion at the facility, GPA needed a customized lighting system that would provide a variety of benefits, including energy efficiency and the long-term reliability necessary for operations.

After installing Musco’s system at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal in 2015, a project that is expected to save the Authority more than $6 million over the next decade, GPA again chose to partner with Musco for the lighting at its Mason Empty Depot. The project involved installing Musco’s Total Light Control—TLC for LED™ technology to replace the facility’s existing high-pressure sodium lighting.

Musco’s solution delivered a number of key benefits:

• Light Quality – Ensures better visibility for workers with uniform light coverage, free from glare
• Color Rendering – Produces a more color-accurate light so workers can easily identify containers
• Retrofit System – Provides a complete system using existing poles and Musco’s Light-Structure System™ structures for a customized solution
• Facility Management – Delivers remote scheduling of the lighting via Musco’s Control-Link® controls and monitoring service
• Zero Maintenance – Includes a 10-year parts and labor warranty eliminating all maintenance and maintenance related costs for the next decade

With the new system in place, GPA is expected to save more than $410,000 on energy and maintenance over the next decade.